The Cleveland-Marshall Law’s Journal of Law & Health invites papers for its Annual Symposium: The Social, Ethical, and Legal Consequences of Sports-Related Brain Injuries.
Areas of interest for this special journal issue include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- The sociological impact of sports in American culture.
- The impact of brain injuries on developing brains of youth and collegiate athletes.
- The relationship between brain injuries and psychological disorders.
- The state of the law and the current legal landscape regarding brain injuries in sports.
- The future direction of the law regulating brain injuries and legislative responsibility with regard to protecting athletes from brain injuries.
Deadline: Please submit a 600-word abstract describing your topic and a copy of your curriculum vitae by November 30, 2014 to Journal of Law and Health at n.m.vento[@]cmlaw.csuohio.edu and j.gatta[@]cmlaw.csuohio.edu. Please include “Submission: Annual Symposium” in the subject line. The symposium is tentatively scheduled for March 2015. im
